Pakistan Declares ‘Open War’ With Afghanistan Amid Escalating Attacks: What to Know

Pakistan has declared “open war” with the Taliban-led Afghanistan after the two governments escalated deadly attacks on each other.

Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s two biggest cities, Kabul and Kandahar, and the border province of Paktia in the early hours of Friday, according to Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. Hours later, Tarar said there were drone attacks in three Pakistani cities—Abbotabad, Swabi, and Nowshera—which he blamed on the Taliban. He said there was “no...